Publications
Paid Sick Days for Albany County
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Health Care Program – 2018
The Public Policy and Education Fund (PPEF) addresses critical social, economic, racial and environmental issues facing low and moderate income New Yorkers. PPEF does the majority of its state health care advocacy work through Health Care for All New York (HCFANY), a...
Tale of Two New York State Public School Districts: Peekskill & Scarsdale
(Released March 23, 2018) There are some schools in the state, located in very affluent communities that offer a world class education. These communities have local wealth allows them to raise a high level of revenues for their local schools. Scarsdale High School is...
Opportunities Foreclosed, Equity Denied
(Released January 8, 2018) Last year’s meager investment in pre-K — the smallest since 2014 — added just 476 new full-day seats for 4-year-olds in 14 districts. Continuing that strategy, it will take state leaders 163 years — eight generations — to meet their...
New York Perpetuates Educational Inequity on Long Island
(Released February 17, 2017) This report examines how 10 high need school districts on Long Island are impacted by the proposed 2017 Executive Budget in relation to how much they are owed under the Campaign for Fiscal Equity statewide settlement of 2007. The report...
Too Many Children Still Waiting: Make Quality Early Learning Top Priority In 2017 Budget
(Released January 7, 2017) Simply put, the case is clear for investment in child care and pre-K expanding early learning opportunities. If we fail to do so it will cost too much and require major investments in remediation going forward. These investments are a game...
Students v. State of New York: Opportunity and Justice: Unfunded, Undelivered
(Released October 1, 2016) This report provides an update of the amount of basic classroom operating aid, also known as Foundation Aid, owed to each legislative district across the state. Early in 2016, we issued a report showing the amounts of Foundation Aid owed to...
CFE Derailed: The State of Our Schools in the Wake of the 2016 State Budget
(Released June 20, 2016) A full decade after the final CFE court order this report examines how the 2016 New York State Budget stacks up for students, both in terms of meeting their educational needs and in terms of fulfilling the constitutional standard established...
Where is My Pre-K?: Looking at Pre-K Access on Long Island
(Released March 7, 2016) In 2014, Governor Cuomo promised to provide a “blank check” to all districts that wanted to offer full day pre-K. New York City received funding to provide full day pre-K to all the four-year olds that want to attend. However, the rest of the...
No Appetite to Educate: Stacking the Deck Against Children in Poverty
(Released February 17, 2016) Only in the United States, Israel and Turkey do students in poorer communities have lower teacher/student ratios than in those serving more privileged students. Within the United States, New York State is a leader in educational...